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US-12231770

Camera actuator and camera module including the same

PublishedFebruary 18, 2025
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Technical Abstract

Embodiments relate to a camera actuator and a camera module having the same. The camera actuator according to embodiments may have an integrated base; a first camera actuator disposed in a first area of the integrated base and a second camera actuator disposed in a second area of the integrated base. The integrated base may have a first base body; a second base body and a third base body disposed between the first base body and the second base body.

Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A camera actuator comprising: an integrated base; a first camera actuator disposed in a first area of the integrated base; and a second camera actuator disposed in a second area of the integrated base, wherein the integrated base includes a first base body, a second base body, and a third base body disposed between the first base body and the second base body, wherein the first camera actuator is disposed on the first base body, wherein a part of the second camera actuator is disposed on the second base body, wherein the second camera actuator comprises an image shake control unit and a complex module in which the image shake control unit is disposed, wherein the complex module is disposed on the first base body and the third base body, wherein the image shake control unit comprises a shaper unit, and wherein the shaper unit includes a shaper body including an opening through which light passes, a protrusion extending laterally from the shaper body and coupled to a first driving part in a first vertical direction, and a lens unit disposed on the shaper body in a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction and including a variable prism.

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2. The camera actuator according to claim 1, wherein the first base body includes a first base side extending upwardly from a side edge thereof, and wherein the first base side supports a side of the first camera actuator.

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3. The camera actuator according to claim 1, wherein the second camera actuator further comprises: a first circuit board for applying power to the image shake control unit; and a prism reflecting light to the image shake control unit.

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4. The camera actuator according to claim 3, wherein the complex module comprises a multi-frame and a third lens disposed in the multi-frame, and wherein the multi-frame comprises a barrel frame on one side and a camera actuator including a shaper frame on an other side.

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5. The camera actuator according to claim 4, further comprising: a third lens disposed on the barrel frame; and the image shake control unit disposed on the shaper frame, wherein the shaper unit of the image shake control unit is disposed on the shaper frame of the multi-frame, a first driving unit and a second driving unit for driving the shaper unit.

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6. The camera actuator according to claim 4, wherein the first base body includes a first base side extending upwardly from a side edge thereof, and wherein the first base side supports a side of the first camera actuator.

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7. The camera actuator according to claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the complex module is disposed on the second base body.

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8. The camera actuator according to claim 1, further comprising a prism housing disposed on the second base body; a second prism unit disposed in the prism housing; and a prism driving unit for driving the second prism unit, wherein the prism driving unit controls tilting of the second prism unit to a first axis or a second axis, wherein the second prism unit comprises a second prism disposed on a second prism mover, and wherein the prism driving unit comprises: first and second magnets respectively disposed on one side and an other side of the prism mover, a single ball or a plurality of balls disposed in an outer recess of the prism mover, a first coil unit and a first Hall sensor disposed on one side of the prism housing at a position corresponding to the first magnet; a second coil unit and a second Hall sensor disposed on an other side of the prism housing at a position corresponding to the second magnet; and an OIS circuit board for applying power to the first coil unit and the second coil unit.

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9. A camera module comprising the camera actuator of claim 1.

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10. A camera actuator comprising: an integrated base; a first camera actuator disposed in a first area of the integrated base; and a second camera actuator disposed in a second region of the integrated base, wherein the second camera actuator comprises: an image shake control unit; a complex module in which the image shake control unit is disposed; a first circuit board for applying power to the image shake control unit; and a prism that reflects a light to the image shake control unit, wherein the complex module includes a multi-frame and a third lens disposed in the multi-frame, wherein the multi-frame includes a barrel frame on one side and a shaper frame on an other side, and wherein the shaper frame includes a first frame body, a second frame sidewall extending upwardly from a bottom edge of the first frame body, and a single or a plurality of third frame protrusions protruding from an inner bottom of the first frame body.

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11. The camera actuator according to claim 10, wherein the third lens is disposed in the barrel frame, and wherein the image shake control unit is disposed in the shaper frame.

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12. The camera actuator according to claim 11, wherein the integrated base includes a first base body, a second base body, and a third base body disposed between the first base body and the second base body, and wherein the first camera actuator is disposed on the first base body and the second camera actuator is disposed on the second base body.

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13. The camera actuator according to claim 10, wherein the integrated base includes a first base body, a second base body, and a third base body disposed between the first base body and the second base body, and wherein the first base body includes a first base side extending upwardly from a side edge thereof, wherein the first base side supports a side of the first camera actuator.

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14. The camera actuator according to claim 13, wherein the complex module is disposed on the first base body and the third base body.

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15. The camera actuator according to claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the complex module is disposed on the second base body.

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16. The camera actuator according to claim 10, wherein the shaper frame further includes a single or a plurality of frame recesses on one side of the second frame sidewall.

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17. A camera actuator comprising: an integrated base; a first camera actuator disposed in a first area of the integrated base; and a second camera actuator disposed in a second area of the integrated base, wherein the integrated base includes a first base body, a second base body, and a third base body disposed between the first base body and the second base body, wherein the first camera actuator is disposed on the first base body, wherein a part of the second camera actuator is disposed on the second base body, wherein the second camera actuator comprises an image shake control unit and a complex module in which the image shake control unit is disposed, wherein the complex module comprises a multi-frame and a third lens disposed in the multi-frame, wherein the multi-frame comprises a barrel frame on one side and a camera actuator including a shaper frame on an other side, and wherein the shaper frame includes a first frame body, a second frame sidewall extending upwardly from a bottom edge of the first frame body, and a single or a plurality of third frame protrusions protruding from an inner bottom of the first frame body.

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18. The camera actuator according to claim 17, wherein the shaper frame further includes a single or a plurality of frame recesses on one side of the second frame sidewall.

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Filing Date

July 7, 2020

Publication Date

February 18, 2025

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